(Source: New Orleans Advocate, May 7, 2014)
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Southern Rail Commission has applied for a $1 million federal grant to look at the feasibility of restoring passenger train service between New Orleans and Orlando, Florida. Amtrak’s Sunset Limited, which runs from New Orleans to Los Angeles, had a leg to Orlando until Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005.
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